Analyst Michael Pachter - Nintendo Is in Disarray, Blown it with Wii U

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SAN FRANCISCO – Michael Pachter, video game analyst for Wedbush Morgan Securities, delivered a keynote at the fourth annual Ayzenberg A-List Summit 2012, put on by the all-purpose game marketing, PR and publishing firm. With the conference focusing on “The Consumer Courtship,” Pachter focused his speech on how the social landscape is already affecting the gaming industry and how will it will trend.

Pachter delved into the role of social gaming and its relationship to all platforms. And he explored what the future holds for publishers and developers building brands in this space, which discussing what strategies and tactics are best employed to attract new players as the category matures.
But the outspoken analyst did take questions at the end of his entertaining talk. And he was asked about Nintendo.

“I think Nintendo is in disarray,” said Pachter. “I think they’ve completely blown the Wii U by not telling people what the price is going to be. It’s going to launch at $249 because it has to. I think they’re dead anyway because Xbox with Kinect will be priced below that by the time they launch.”

During his keynote, Pachter said the “Wii was a bubble and that the Wii bubble has burst.” Wii gamers are now playing social games like FarmVille. He said that Nintendo had great success with the Wii, and actually pushed gaming further into the mainstream with its Blue Ocean policy than even the company had planned. But the influx of social games and quality mobile games on tablets and smartphones has killed the Wii. And he believes it will ultimately kill Nintendo’s handheld business.

Regarding the Wii U, Pachter believes Microsoft and Sony will ship their new hardware, PlayStation 4 and Xbox Next, with 4GB hard drives. But he said Nintendo will release Wii U without any hard drive.
When asked about rumors that Microsoft might launch Xbox Next for $600, Pachter said if that happens, “no one’s going to buy it.”

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The only part of his lunatic comments that i can somewhat agree with is the statement that Nintendo have driven their market into the casual gaming sector in a massive way, which may be a problem in retaining core followers. The number of times i've seen families where the kids all have DS's/3DS's and play them as they wander around.....it's a cheap babysitting tech and it's not necessarily the market that Nintendo should be focusing on.....although it's solely theirs as the smart phone market and Sony's market aren't really appropriate for under 10's which makes it a nice cash cow.
 

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Regarding the Wii U, Pachter believes Microsoft and Sony will ship their new hardware, PlayStation 4 and Xbox Next, with 4GB hard drives. But he said Nintendo will release Wii U without any hard drive.
When asked about rumors that Microsoft might launch Xbox Next for $600, Pachter said if that happens, “no one’s going to buy it.”

That statement alone shows that he knows nothing.
 
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If this guy is predicting it, bet money that the exact opposite is going to happen. So Nintendo is going to hit it big with the Wii-U.

Not that I doubted it, the Wii-U has all the right check marks this time around for it to do well. I knew the Wii was going to do really well but to be honest I had the market figured for more of a 3 way tie then what actually happened.
 

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Pachter is full of shit, has always been full of shit, and always will be full of shit.
He's probably one of the biggest trolls in the gaming industry, other than EA.
 
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He's absolutely correct. Another viable source, my Magic 8 Ball, has confirmed this. Although it did want me to "Ask Again Later" a few times.

Magic 8 Ball: "Ask again later."
Magic 8 Ball: "Ask again later."
Magic 8 Ball: "Ask again later."
Magic 8 Ball: "Oh for Pete's sake! I said later."
Magic 8 Ball: "Screw it! Signs point to yes! Now, leave me in peace!"
 

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Seriously though? 4GB? Fuck that shit. Game consoles TODAY should come with at least 160 GB of interal storage or GTFO. I hate how Nintendo makes us buy "External Storage". Wii U will come with Internal Storage of that capacity or they can just fucking go bankrupt.
 

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That isn't going to be the price...
I think the question we all have now is...

Who is worried about predictions that Pachter has said that were "positive", given the opposite of what he says seems to happen?
The Blue Ocean thing already happen, unless... oh snap!

Seriously tho, If you are talking about that, it more of a statement then a prediction.

Didn't be also predicted the 3DS to be doomed when it wasn't selling so well....
Yep, I almost think he try to have the reverse thing happen on purpose.

I seen this and hoped it wouldn't come to gbatemp. I was disappointed...

Seriously though? 4GB? Fuck that shit. Game consoles TODAY should come with at least 160 GB of interal storage or GTFO. I hate how Nintendo makes us buy "External Storage". Wii U will come with Internal Storage of that capacity or they can just fucking go bankrupt.
Over internal storage? Well touchy...
 

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